India, Aug. 7 -- The Punjab cabinet, chaired by chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, approved a series of legislative and administrative proposals covering education, employment, governance, rural development and environmental protection.

Among the key decisions was the approval of the Punjab Regulation of Fee of Un-aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to regulate fee increases by private unaided educational institutions. The cabinet also approved the Punjab State Outsourced Personnel Transition to Contractual Engagement Bill, 2026, cleared the establishment of three private digital open universities, and approved amendments to the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act and the Punjab...